Mattel has been sued after the packaging for its Depraved dolls mistakenly listed the url of an grownup leisure web site as an alternative of the official area, court docket paperwork have revealed (through Selection).
A South Carolina mom is launching a category motion lawsuit in opposition to Mattel claiming “emotional misery.” The plaintiff says she bought a Depraved doll earlier than the toy firm’s recall and her daughter, who’s a minor, was uncovered to “hardcore, full on nude pornographic photographs depicting precise intercourse” upon trying up the hyperlink on the packaging.
Additional noting that the plaintiff and her daughter have been “horrified,” the lawsuit claims she saved proof of the “inexcusable error.” The mom additionally alleges Mattel didn’t supply a refund and thus she is owed damages.
The merchandise for the theatrical adaptation of the hit Broadway musical, starring Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo because the witches Glinda and Elphaba, went on sale in early November forward of its launch in theaters on November twenty second. As an alternative of itemizing the movie’s official web site (wickedmovie.com), the packaging had the grownup web site depraved.com printed on the again.
This was not a one-off problem, with a whole lot of bins listed on eBay with the identical error. Mattel responded by issuing an apology and pulling the Depraved dolls from retailers, however based on the lawsuit, the injury was already performed.
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The official Mattel Depraved dolls hyperlink to a porn website on the field 😭😭 pic.twitter.com/iW4mNVAlPE
— just2good (Sarah Genao) (@just2goodYT) November 9, 2024
